Maritime traffic control tower in A Coruña, Maritime control tower at port area in A Coruña, Spain.

The maritime traffic control tower in A Coruña stands on the port's sheltering breakwater: an 80-metre building of twelve floors that houses the city's Maritime Captaincy and the rescue coordination centre. Its two large pillars were built with a sliding formwork system that required uninterrupted work for twenty-four days.

The tower was built after the December 1992 sinking of the tanker Aegean Sea, as part of a plan to control maritime traffic in the area. It entered service on 2 May 1995, after several years of construction costing an estimated 700 to 1,000 million pesetas. Its two large pillars were cast using a sliding formwork system that required 24 days of uninterrupted work. A restoration in 2010 cost 1.4 million euros.

The tower's name in Galician, Torre de control marítimo da Coruña, is used locally alongside the Spanish form. It stands on the port's sheltering breakwater, a spot long associated with watching over the harbour. The building houses the Capitanía Marítima and the rescue coordination centre, so its presence is tied to the daily work of keeping the port open and safe.

The tower stands on the port's outer breakwater, so it is seen from the harbour promenade and the waterfront rather than visited inside; the 12 floors hold the maritime captaincy and the rescue coordination centre. The two pillars were cast with a sliding formwork system in a continuous pour lasting 24 days.

Inside the tower are advanced radar systems and communication equipment that run continuously. This technology allows staff to maintain full awareness of the harbor and surrounding waters even during poor visibility or bad weather.